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— FOR— 


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PROPRIETOR, 


Where  all  the  material  for 
coloring  can  be  obtained. 


FAY'S  STEAM  PRESSES,  POTSDAM. 


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Copyright  to  be  secured  upon 
the  Dye  Recipes. 


THE  SECUET  OF 
C  O  Xj  O  It  X  3Xr  Gr 

W06LEN  AND  COTTON 


so  THAT  THEY  WILL  NOT  FADE» 

•  

Many  people  suppose  that  the 
same  dyes  that  they  have  used 
with  entire  success  upon  woolen, 
must   prove  equally  satisfactory 
upon  cotton  goods.  This  however^ 
will  not  always  be  the  cascfor  while 
many  of  the  regular  dyes  for  wool- 
en will  answer  well  on  cotton,  ma- 
ny will  not  do  at  all.    Others  wilt 
dye  the  goods  quite  well,  and  on 
rinsing  loose  nearly  all  their  color, 
•  Now  then,  in  furnishing  the  follow- 
ing recipes,  care  has  been  takea 
to  give  particular  directions  for 
both.  The  publisher  desires  to  say 
further,  that  all  the  recipes  herein 
given,  have  either  been  originated 
or  proven  by  personal  investiga- 


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APOTHECARY  HALL. 


tions,  and  that  if  good  dyes  are 
used  by  skillful  manipulators  ^s 
lieiein  directed,  no  one  need  fail  to 
obtain  a  good  color. 

Do  not  try  to  color  a  large  amount 
©f  cloth  with  a  small  amount  of 
dyes.  Use  plenty  of  water  while 
coloring,  as  the  cloth  or  yarn  will 
take  out  all  the  coloring  material 
whether  there  is  more  or  less  wat- 
er, and  when  there  is  plenty  of 
water  the  cloth  will  not  dye  spot- 
ted. In  coloring  old  goods  always 
select  a  deeper  or  darker  shade  if 
you  change  the  color  at  all.  A  clean 
w.ooden  stick  with  which  to  lift  the 
eloth  frequently  to  the  air  while  in 
the  heated  dye,  should  always  be 
used. 

Before  buying  your  dyes  weigh 
your  cloth  if  you  have  conveniences 
or  estimate  its  weight. 


Turpentine. 


Boild  Oil. 


APOTHECARY  HALL. 


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For  4  lbs.  ]?Iaddcr  Red,  on  WooIeiK 

Take  2ft)s.  Madder. 

4  ozs.  Madder  Compound. 

Lot  the  madder  so&k 
twelve  hours  it)  sufTiciont  soft  wat^T  to  cover  tlie  cloth 
you  wish  to  dye,  then  add  the  madder  compound, 
wet  your  cloth  in  clean  soft  water,  wring  it  out  and  i)ut 
it  into  the  dye,  place  the  kattlo  over  the  fire  and  hrmg 
it  slowly  to  a  scalding  heat,  keep  it  at  this  heat  for  one 
halt' hour  if  a  light  red  is  wanted  and  longer  if  you  de- 
sire a  dark  one,  or  until  you  have  the  desired  sbade^ 
then  rinse  immediately  in  cold  soft  w;>ter.  (Remem- 
ber that  frequently  raising  the  cloth  with  a  clean  stick 
so  as  to  expose  it  to  the  air  will  very  much  improve 
the  color.) 

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For  4  lbs.  Beautiful  Scarlctj  on  Woolen« 

Take  4  oz.  Powdered  CochineaL 
4  oz.  Pure  Cream  Tartar. 
8  oz.  Cochineal  Compound. 
8  oz.  Alum. 

Bring  to  a  boiling 
heat  sufficient  soft  water  to  cover  the  cloth  you  intend 
to  dye,  then  add  tli^e  powdered  cochineal,  and  pure 
cream  tartar,  boil' for  ten  minutes,  then  add  the 
cochineal  comp.,  stir  them  well  together  with  a  clean 
Ftick,  then  strain,  after  which  iho  cloth  or  yarn  may 
be  put  in  and  kept  quite  hot  for  half  an  hour, frequently 
stirring  and  exposing  to  the  air,  then  remove  from  the 
dye  and  rinse  m  alum  water  made  by  dissolving  4  oz 
alum  in  one  gallon  of  soft  water. 


4  APOTHECARY  HALL. 


For  4  lbs.  Pink,  on  Woolen. 

Take  1  oz.  Powdered  Cochineal. 
^  Alum. 

Boil  thft  powdcrerl  cochineal  in 
Bufficiciit  soft  water  to  cover  your  cloth  for  haU  an  hour, 
then  strain  carefully  to  remove  all  sediment,  and  put 
in  your  cloth,  having  been  previously  soaked  in  alum 
water,  and  let  it  stand  until  you  have  the  desired 
shade. 

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For  4  lbs.  Royal  Purple,  on  Woolen. 

Take  li  oz.  Cudbear. 

Boil  the  cudbear  in 
sufficient  soft  water  to  cover  your  cloth,  for  half  an 
hiour  ;  then  strain  until  you  have  removed  all  the  sed- 
iment ;  and  brinj?  again  to  a  boiling  heat ;  then  soak 
your  cloth  in  strong  saleratus  water,  and  put  it  into 
the  dye  and  let  it  remain  until  you  have  the  desired 
shade. 

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lor  4  lbs.  Orange,  on  Woolen  or  Cotton. 

Tak  6  oz  Sugar  Lead, 
4  oz.  Bichromate  Potash, 

Bring  to  a  boiling  heat  in  two 
k-ettles,  sufficient  soft  water  ureach  to  cover  your  cloth; 
then  add  to  one  kettle  the  sugar  lead,  and  to  the  other 
the  bichromate  potash  ;  then  soak  your  cloth  m  hme 
water  (of  the  i)roper  strength  to  drink)  then  place 
your  cloth  in  the  kettle  of  lead  and  boil  5  muuites; 
then  transfer  it  to  kettle  of  bichromate  potash  and  smi- 
mer  until  you  have  the  desired  shade,  tlien  rinse  as 
r.sual. 


lor  4  lbs.  Yellow,  on  Woolen  or  Cotton. 

Take  4  oz.  Sugar  Lead, 
2  oz.  Bichromate  Potash. 

proceed  in  the  samo  m inner  as  for  orange. 


APOTHECARY  HALL.  5 


For  4  lbs.  Yellow^  on  Woolen. 

Take  3  ibs.  Fustic, 
1^  ibs.  Alum. 

steep  to  get  the  strength  and  proceed  as  usual. 

Note — Saffron,  steeped  in  earthen  and  strained,  colors 
afine  straw  color.  It  makes  a  delicate  or  deep  shade 
according  to  the  strength  of  it. 

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lor  i  lbs.  Blue,  on  Woolen. 
Take  10  ozs.  Alum, 

5  ozs.  Cream  Tartar, 
4  ozs.  Chemic  Blue, 

Bring  to  a  boiling  heat  in  a  brass 
kettle,  sufficient  soft  water  to  cover  your  cloth,  then 
add  the  alum  and  the  cream  tartar,  when  dissiUved  put 
in  your  cloth  and  boil  one  hour  ;  it  is  then  to  bo  taken 
out  and  thrown  into  warm  water,  previously  mixed 
with  a  greater  or  less  proportion  of  chemic  blue,  accor- 
ding to  the  shade  the  cloth  is  intended  to  receive.  In 
this  water  it  must  be  boiled  untill  it  has  acquired  the  de- 
sired color. 

For  4  lbs.  Blue,  on  Cotton. 
Take  5  ozs.  Copperas, 

6  ozs.  Prussiate  Potash, 
2  ozs.  Sulphuric  Acid, 

Dissolve  the  copperas 
and  the  prussiate  potash  in  sufficient  h<»t  water  to 
cover  your  cloth;  put  in  your  cloth  and  lot  it  remain 
for  half  an  hour  frequently  raising  it  to  the  air,  then 
take  out  your  cloth  and  V.dd  the  sulphuric  acid,  stir 
all  well  together,  then  put  in  your  cloth  again  and 
keep  hot  uniil  your  cloth  is  colored.    Color  in  brass. 


KEROSENE  OIL. 


6  APOTHECARY  HALL. 


Por  4  lbs.  Green,  on  Cotton. 

Take  3  ozs.  Copperas, 
4  ozs.  Prussiate  Potash, 

2  ozs.  Bichromate  Potash, 

3  ozs.  Sugar  Lead, 

2  ozs.  Sulphuric  Acid, 

Dissoive  the  Copperas, 
Prussiate  of  Potasli,  Bichromate  Potash  and  the 
Sugar  Lead  in  sulli(;ient  hot  water  to  cover  your 
cloth;  put  in  your  clotli  and  let  it  remain  for  half  an 
hour,  then  take  out  your  cloth  and  add  the  sulphuric 
acid;  stir  well  together  and  again  put  in  your  cloth , 
only  keep  hot  untill  colored.    Color  in  brass. 

\       Por  4  lbs.  Green,  on  Woolen. 
/  Take  1  ib  Alum, 

4  ifcs.  Fustic, 

4  ozs.  Chemic  Blue, 

steep  the  fustic  (not  boil)  until 
the  strength  is  out,  add  the  alum  and  soak  the  cloth  in 
it  until  it  acquires  a  good  yellow,  then  remove  the  chips 
and  add  the  chemic  blue  by  degrees  until  you  have  the 
desired  color. 

Pur  4  lbs.  Black,  on  Wool  or  Cotton. 
Take  4  ozs.  Ext.  Logwood  or  2 
ibs.  chips. 

2  ozs.  Blue  Vitriol. 

Dissolve  the  Ext.  Logwood  and  the  blue  Vit.  in  boiling 
water  sufBcient  to  cover  your  cloth;  then  wet  your 
cloth  in  warm  water  and  put  it  into  the  dye.  In  dying 
cotton  add  2  ozs.  sugar  lead  and  2  ozs.  copperas. 


Congress  Water. 


APOTHECARY  HALL. 


lor  4  lbs.  Salmon,  on  Woolen  or  Cotton. 

Dissolve  4  oz  ottor  in  sufllcient 
soft  water  to  cover  the  cloth  you  wish  to  dye  ;  add  siif- 
scient  soft  soap  to  make  an  ordinary  suds,  boil  togeth- 
er for  ten  minutes,  tlien  put  the  cloth  into  the  dye  and 
keep  near  a  boiling  lieat  for  half  an  hour  ;  then  remove 
and  rinse  in  clean  soft  water. 

Por  4  lbs.  Crimson,  on  Woolen. 
Take  1  ft)  Lac  Dye, 
4  ozs.  Muriate  Tin. 

Put  the  lac  dye  into  a  brass 
kettle  and  pour  sufficient  soft  water  upon  it  to  cover 
the  cloth  you  wish  to  dye.  After  it  has  stood  twelve 
hours  add  the  muriate  tin .  stir  well  together  and  put 
in  your  cloth;  bring  slowly  to  a  scalding  heat,  I'Otaining 
this  temperature  for  half  an  liour  for  a  light  crimson  or 
two  hours  for  a  deep  crimson. 

For  4  lbs,  Blue,  on  Cotton  or  Woolen. 

Take  2  oz.  Pulv.  Birmington 
Blue. 

4  oz.  German  Compound. 

IMssolvo  the  Birmington  Blue 
in  sufficient  liot  water  to  cover  your  cloth;  put  in  your 
cloth  and  keef)  hot  for  lialf  an  hour;  take  out  yonr 
cloth  and  add  the  German  Compound;  again  put  in 
your  cloth  and  keep  hot  until  colored. 


Massena  Water.     Madrid  Water. 


Columbian  Water.      White  Zinc. 


Paint  Brushes. 


<5  APOTHECARY  HALL. 


The  following  named  articles  are 
put  up  with  the  seal  of  Apotheca- 
ry Hall  in  the  form  of  an  engrav- 
ed note,  signed  by  H.  D.  Thatcher, 
over  the  cork  or  end  of  the  pack- 
age, in  such  a  manner  that  they 
cannot  be  counterfeited,  except  the 
counterfeiter  commits  forgery.  Ev- 
ery article  wherever  found,  upon 
which  this  seal  remains  unbroken, 
will  bo  perfectly  prime. 

These  goods  are  kept  by  most 
merchants  and  are  fast  becoming 
staple  articles  in  this  section  : 


Pareg^oric, 

Hive  Syrup, 

Laudanum, 

Ext.  Vanilla, 
"  Lemon, 
"    Pine  Apple 
"  Strawberry 
"  Raspberry, 

Castor  Oil, 

Sweet  Oil, 

Ess.  Peppermint 
"  Cinnamon, 


Ess.  Cloves, 
"  JamaicaGingV 
Syr.  Ipecac, 
Seidlitz  Powders 
Hair  Oil, 
Cologne  Water, 
Tooth  Wash, 
Port  Wine, 
Sherry  Wine, 
Brandy, 
Bourbon. 


APOTHECARY  HALL. 


Always  in  stock  as  good  Japan 
Tea  as  this  or  any  other  market 
affords,  unless  the  flower  or  tea 
blossom  is  obtained,  which  is  a  rare 
case  in  this  country,  the  wealthier 
class  of  the  tea  growers  making- 
use  of  it  themselves.  Travelers 
who  have  visited  the  tea  growing 
sections  in  China  and  other  places, 
state,  that  when  the  tea  plant  ob- 
tains its  usual  higlit,  which  is  from 
two  to  three  feet,  it  branches  con- 
siderably and  puts  forth  a  small 
blossom  which  possesses  in  a  high 
degree  the  flavor  and  odor  of  the 
plant  itself,  and  when  picked  and 
cured  is  as  much  more  delicate 
than  the  tea  leaf  as  the  rose  flower 
is  fip-er  than  the  rose  leaf.  In  se- 
lecting our  Japan  Tea,  we  take 
only  the  early  pickings,  as  the  leaf 
is  much  more  tender  and  delicate  in 


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APOTHECARY  HALL. 


its  flavor  than  after  it  has  grown 
to  maturit3^  We  keep  only  one 
grade  of  tea,  and  if  there  is  an}^ 
purchaser  whose  taste  it  does  not 
exactly  please,  by  returning  the 
same  the  money  will  be  cheerfully 
refunded.  No  one  who  matches  us 
in  quality  can  underrate  us  in  price. 

People  who  know  or  suppose 
that  they  have  hernia  or  bursts, 
can  be  examined,  and  if  necessary 
the  most  approved  trusses  fitted 
at  our  store  by  one  who  has  had 
an  extensive  experience  in  adjust- 
ing trusses. 

■  »♦■»  

All  sizes  and  of  the  most  approv- 
ed styles  always  on  hand. 

 —  

To  assist  in  admonishing  persons 
to  preserve  the  erect  posture  while 
walking  or  sitting. 


APOTHECARY  HALL.  11 


Brushes,  Hair, 
"  Nail, 
"  Tooth,^ 
Cloth, 
"  Shaving, 
"  Blacking, 
"  Stencil,' 
"  Paint, 
"  Varnish, 
"  Striping, 
"  Sash, 
Blenders, 
Graining  Combs, 
Chamois, 
Pocket  Ciitler.y, 
Perfumerj", 
Lubins, 
Glenns, 
Hinnmans, 
Phalons, 
Colognes. 
Hair  Oil, 
Hair  Dyes, 

"  Restoratives, 
Fancy  Bottles, 
Combs, 
Mirrors, 
Bird  Cages, 


Bird  Dishes, 
Canary  Seed, 
Mix  Bird  Seed, 
Sugar, 
Pepper, 
Allspice, 
Nutmegs, 
Ginger'f 
Cream  Tartar, 
Soda, 
Saleratus, 
Cayenne  Pepper 
Farina, 
Tapioca. 
Pearl  Barle3% 
Castile  Soap, 
Bar  Soap, 
Toilet  Soap, 
Cone.  Potash, 
Kerosene, 
Lamp  Chimneys, 
Lamp  Shades, 
"  Wicks, 
Alcohol, 
Starch, 
Cloves, 
Cinnamon, 
Cassia  Buds. 


12 


APOTIIKCARY  HALL. 


Dry  Lead, 
Ground  Lead, 
Dry  Zinc. 
Ground  Zinc, 
Burnt  Umber, 
Eaw  Umber, 
Eose  Pink, 
Burnt  Sieima, 
Raw  Sienna, 
Yellow  Ochre, 
Venetian  Red, 
Red  Lead, 
Mineral  Paint, 
Chrome  Green, 
Chrome  Yellow, 
India  Red, 
Green  for  Blinds, 
Quaker  Green, 
Drop  Black, 
Vermillion, 
Tube  Paints, 
Coach  Varnish, 
Furniture  do. 
Demar  do. 
Shellac,  do. 
Japan, 
Asphaultum, 
Boild  Linseed  Oil 


Raw  Linseed  Oil, 
Turpentine, 
GluC; 
Resin, 
Sand  Paper, 
Window  Glass, 
Picture  Glass,  lilj 
Glass,  Store  Frt's 
do.  cut  to  order, 
Putty, 

Smalts  Blue, 
do  Red, 
do  Brown, 
Gold  Leaf, 
Gold  Bronze, 
Glazier  Points, 
Pumice  Stone, 
Gum  Shellac, 
China  White, 
Ivory  Black, 
Litharge, 
Red  Chalk, 
White  Chalk, 
Patent  Dryer, 
Lampblack, 
Sulphate  Zinc, 
Grainers  Mater'l 
Drafting  InstVs, 


APOTHECARY  HALL.  13 


All  the  leading  Patent  Medicines 
of  the  day  are  kept  in  stock,  con- 
sisting of  Box  Pills,  Sarsaprillas, 
Cough  Remedies,  Blood  Purifiers, 
Rheumatic  Remedies,  Plasters, 
Ointments,  Salves,  Cough  Candies, 
Worm  Tea,  Vermifuges,  Cordials, 
Anodynes,  Pectorals,  Buchus, 
Asthma  Remedies,  Mixtures,  Spe- 
cifics,Discoveries,  and  all  the  balms 
in  gilead,  numbering  over  three 
thousand  in  all.  Whenever  you 
want  a  patent  medicine,  call  for  it 
or  any  thing  else  in  the  drug  line, 
and  yot  will  be  almost  sure  to  find 
it  at  Apothecary  Hall,  Potsdam, 

New  York. 

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ami 

Chewing  Tobacco, 
Smoaking  Tobacco, 
Meerchaura  Pipes, 
Brier  Pipes, 
Segars. 


14  APOTHECARY  HALL. 


mm 

Razors, 
Morphine, 
Opium, 
Quinine, 
Catheters, 
Vial  Cases, 
Lancets, 
Dental  Forceps, 
Fl.  Extracts, 
Solid  Extracts, 


Epsom  Salts, 
Sulphur, 
Brimstone, 
Magnesia, 
Sal  Soda, 
Calcined  Plaster 
Castor  Oil, 
Sweet  Oil, 
Neats  Foot  Oil, 
Machine  Oil. 


In  purchasing  goods,  nothing  but 
first  class  goods  are  selected.  As 
full  and  complete  an  assortment 
can  be  found  at  our  store  as  this 
section  will  warrant.    A  large  va- 
riety of  goods  which  canont  be  men- 
tioned are  alwaj^s  kept  in  stock. 
In  selling,  all  goods  are  to  be  sold 
for  exactly  what  they  are,  and 
for  what  they  will  prove  to  be.— • 
Any  person  finding  themselves  ag- 
grieved by  misropresention  can 
have  the  matter  righted  by  stating 
the  case  to  the  proprietor, 

H.  D.  THATCHER. 


